Roe V. Wade
This 1973 Supreme Court case made abortion legal across the entire United States.
What is Roe v. Wade?
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, the power to ban or allow abortion was handed back to these 50 entities.
What are states?
This type of doctor specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, and the female reproductive system.
What is an OB/GYN (or obstetrician-gynecologist)?
This non profit organization is a major provider of birth control, STD testing, and abortions in the United States.
What is Planned Parenthood?
This 1973 Supreme Court decision established a woman's constitutional right to this medical procedure.
What is an abortion?
Because of bans in the South and Midwest, many people now have to do this across state lines to access reproductive care.
What is travel?
About half of all abortions in the US are no longer surgical, but are done by taking these.
What are abortion pills?
This phrase is commonly used to describe people who support a person's right to choose to have an abortion.
What is Pro-Choice?
In 2022, the Supreme Court made headlines by doing this to Roe v. Wade, ending the national right to an abortion.
What is overturning it?
States like California and New York that pass laws to legally protect out-of-state patients seeking abortions are often called this type of state.
What are sanctuary (or safe haven) states?
In 2023, the FDA approved Opill, making it the first of this type of contraceptive to be available over-the-counter without a prescription.
What is a daily birth control pill?
This phrase is commonly used to describe people who oppose abortion and want it banned.
What is Pro-Life?
The Roe v. Wade decision was based on this constitutional right, rooted in the 14th Amendment.
What is the right to privacy?
Some states outlaw abortion as soon as this rhythmic sound is detected on an ultrasound, usually around 6 weeks of pregnancy.
What is a fetal heartbeat?
Studies consistently show that restricting abortion access mostly harms people living in this difficult financial situation.
What is poverty?
This federal agency is in charge of approving the safety and use of all birth control and abortion medications in the US.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
"Jane Roe" was a legal pseudonym used to protect the identity of this Texas woman, the plaintiff in the case.
Who is Norma McCovey?
Laws that were written in advance to automatically ban abortion the exact moment Roe v. Wade was overturned are known by this name.
What are trigger laws?
Abortion bans can delay life-saving care for this dangerous condition, where a fertilized egg gets stuck and grows outside the uterus.
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
This two word phrase describes the right a person has to make choices about their own physical body and medical care without outside interference.
What is bodily autonomy?